Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe

Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe
UN Photo of Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe
14th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office 13 September 1973 – 2 October 1975
President	Misael Pastrana Borrero (1973-1974) Alfonso López Michelsen (1974-1975)
Preceded by	Augusto Espinosa Valderrama
Succeeded by	Germán Zea Hernández
Senator of Colombia
In office 20 July 1962 – 20 July 1966
Colombia Ambassador to Holy See
In office 11 December 1955 – 15 July 1957
President	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Preceded by	José Antonio Montalvo
Succeeded by	Carlos Arango Vélez
Colombian Minister of National Education
In office 7 August 1954 – 26 August 1955
President	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Preceded by	Daniel Henao Henao
Succeeded by	Gabriel Betancur Mejía
7th Colombian Minister of Labour
In office 13 June 1953 – 7 August 1954
President	Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Preceded by	Raimundo Emiliani Román
Succeeded by	Cástor Jaramillo Arrubla
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office 20 July 1951 – 13 June 1953
Constituency	Cauca Department
Personal details
Born	(1921-05-04)4 May 1921 Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
Died	23 July 1998 Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Spouse(s)	Luz Marina Cruz Lozada (1955-1998)
Children	Pablo Caicedo Cruz Andrés Caicedo Cruz Santiago Caicedo Cruz
Alma mater	University of Cauca (LLD)
Profession	Lawyer
Awards	List of Awards Order of Orange-Nassau – The Netherlands Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise – Spain Papal Order of Piana – Holy See Order of Boyacá – Colombia

Aurelio Caicedo Ayerbe (4 May 1921 – 23 July 1998) was a Colombian lawyer and diplomat. He served as the 14th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and as Ambassador of Colombia to the Holy See.

In 1955, while serving as Minister of National Education, Caicedo married the former Miss Colombia 1953, Luz Marina Cruz Lozada, in the city of Cali. Together they had three children: Pablo, Andrés, and Santiago.